THE GREAT HABANO FACTORIES BY ADRIANO MARTINEZ RIUS 2005 FIRST ENGLISH EDITION

[RIUS, ADRIANO MARTINEZ]. The Great Habano Factories. Barcelona: Select Publicaciones S.L., 2005.

First edition in English. Hardcover with dust jacket. Quarto (290 x 235 x 25 mm.). Pp. 223. Bound in publisher's original hardback illustrated covers and complete with original pictorial dust jacket. English text in double columns. profusely illustrated throughout. Condition: Very minor shelf wear, else near fine. Without previous ownership markings. Scarce. Notes: "The Great Habano Factories" by Adriano Martinez Rius is a fabulous book. Hard to find and expensive, but it's a very good companion to best Cuban Cigar Book by far: "An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars" by Min Ron Nee. The Great Habano Factories, beautifully documented with an abundance of historical material, pictures and data is a must have for every cigar aficionado. The 223 informative pages to be savoured with patience.